Excalibur

Pros: Wizards and Swords and Knights, oh my!
Cons: Some costuming liberties, but it is a fantasy...

No collection of Medieval/fantasy movies would be complete without John Boorman's 1981 masterpiece, Excalibur. That's all you need to know! That's it. End of review. OH alright, just kidding! The Premise Based on Le Morte ...

Pros: Some of the acting,sets and costumes,atmosphere
Cons: some of the acting,sparse characterisation,too much crammed in to too little.

Excalibur is a funny movie for me. No one I know seems to have seen it, yet the DVD is one of the most commonly found in sales the all over the UK. I finally got round to buying it, mainly because I needed a 5th DVD in a 5 for £30 special offer, and ...

Pros: Nicol Williamson as Merlin; quite a spectacular film visually
Cons: Some historical inaccuracies and confusion in the plot

EXCALIBUR, based on Thomas Malory’s classic “Le Morte Darthur,” was one of those movies that almost exemplified my youth. It’s one of the first movies I remember watching quite a bit (albeit the edited TV version that cut most of the graphic violence...

Pros: Entertaining and intelligent
Cons: Occasionally drags, some unnecessary violence and nudity

Hollywood has largely viewed the Arthurian legend as a comic book, the disastrous and insulting "First Knight" being a recent example. In "Excalibur", director John Boorman proves an exception to that trend, providing us with a...

Pros: Inventive direction, glorious cinematography. Nicol Williamson.
Cons: Somewhat episodic and choppy second half.

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Pros: The performances
Cons: The costuming

This is definitely an adult telling of the Arthurian legend. It is also very serious, dark and gritty, with a great deal of sexual energy. Because the Arthurian legend is so familiar to all of us, I will spare you a detailed telling of this legend in...

Pros: Incorporates the entire King Arthur legend into one movie
Cons: Plot jumps around occasionally.

I've always been a fan of the Arthurian legends, and somehow this one slipped by me. There have been many, many reworkings of the Arthurian tales in many different movies. Most deal with specific segments. First Knight, with Sean Connery and...

Pros: Intense, gritty, historical account of the Arthurian legend.
Cons: Can be somewhat confusing

Ever since reading Mary Stewarts, The Crystal Cave, as a high school reading assignment, I have been fascinated with the Arthurian legend. Her novel just brushed upon Arthur, but with Merlin being the focus, and I highly recommend reading her...

Pros: A well-acted and thoroughly entertaining dramatization of the Arthurian legend...
Cons: At times, this film feels interminably too long

This review is part of the "Medieval Write-Off", hosted by RedMaple. At the end of this article, please check out the list and submissions of the other participants. You'll be gald you did...

When this movie first came out, I wanted,...

Pros: Pretty. Excellent performance from Williamson. Keeps you awake.
Cons: Seems rushed yet long. Production a little rough around the edges. Looks weird sometimes.

I used to take King Arthur movies a lot more seriously than I do now. Then I saw it, you know the movie I'm talking about here, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". Every time I see a "authentically" filthy peasant I expect ...

Pros: exciting battle scenes, beautiful armor and weapons, great actors, an evil Gabriel Byrne
Cons: sex and nudity, gore, movie is a little long with that many characters to develop

This movie is a more realistic version of Arthur and his knights. Unlike the watered down romantic versions of King Arthur, this movie shows the gore and painful battle scenes that makes some people squirm in their seats. If you squirm, I'll feel sorry...

Pros: Probably the best film version of the Arthur legend.
Cons: The film makes confusing jumps in time.

I have seen the movie Excalibur probably forty to fifty times. It is obviously a favorite of mine and it is the best film rendition of the Arthurian legend. Since there are already numerous reviews of this film posted, I will not focus on plot...

Pros: Beautiful costuming and photography, Nice condensation of a wealth of Arthurian material
Cons: Missing a few parts, rather stereotypical acting

I’ll admit that I’m vulnerable to stories about King Arthur. I was fascinated with the legends as a child, reading everything I could find and even listened to the original cast musical version of Camelot so many times that I could...

Pros: Awesome sword and sorcery fun. Beautiful sets, costumes, and acting.
Cons: Bloody fight scenes, sexual situations and brief nudity. not recommended for children under 13

I was around 8 to 10 when I first saw this movie and from that day on I loved it. I had seen other movies about King Arthur such as Merlin with Sam Neil and all though I thought they were good they somehow could never match the grandure that is ...

Pros: beautiful sets, costumes, fantastic imagery, and un-earthly production
Cons: really helps to know a little about the story before seeing the film

One word of advice: see this movie BEFORE watching the other classic King Arthur tale: Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

This 1981 movie was directed and produced by John Boorman, who may be better remembered as the director of the 1972...